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March 2009 ArchivesTHE POPE, HARVARD STUDENTS AND AIDS The following article is from Harvard University students' newspaper. It will be interesting to watch the follow up. The writer gives a good nuts and bolts type account of the controversy and does not express a personal opinion! Maybe... Harvard Director Backs Pope On Condoms PATSY McGARRY, Religious Affairs Correspondent, Irish Times, Mar 30, 2009 [ The Irish Times finally carried this story - buried deep on page 8 - about 2 weeks after the Catholic press and a few days after the... Attempt to Re-write history? Not true Ms Buckley!May we refer to the article "Apology to victims of abuse in institutions was right, says Ahern" by Ronan McGreevy in The Irish Times dated 26th March 2009. Former Taoiseach Bertie Ahern has described his apology to victims of child... 'Hanging Bankers' Prof Is Suspended Press Association, Friday, March 27 2009 [ This is child abuse type hysteria in a different guise. The following is a quote from ITN News on 26 March: "According to reports, [Sir Fred Goodwin] removed his two children out... TEXAS "ABUSE": Texas Vs. FLDS: 1 Year After The Raid Winning Public Opinion: Letting news media in gave polygamous community a human face. by Brooke Adams, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 March 2009 FLDS RANCH ------------------------ A visit to the FLDS Ranch in Eldorado,... (Scott Sommerdorf) At the Yearning... Model son of scandal priest makes catwalk debut By Claire McNeilly Thursday March 26 2009 THE son of the controversial 'Singing Priest' who had an illicit relationship with his housekeeper has made his modelling debut in Belfast. Ross Hamilton Cleary first strutted his stuff on the... Christian Brother jailed for one year for abusing Boys A Christian Brother has been sentenced to one year in prison for sexually abusing four boys 45 years ago. Seventy-seven-year-old Stephen Allen, of the Christian Brothers Provincial, Griffith Avenue, Marino in Dublin, abused the boys when... Former Marist Brother charged with indecent assault of six pupils Tue, Mar 24, 2009 THE TRIAL of a former Marist Brother and teacher at a Sligo school charged with the indecent assault of six of his pupils more than 40 years ago has opened at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court.... Ex-lawyer seeks £5m for alleged sex abuse at college Tuesday, March 24, 2009Irish ExaminerBy Jan ColleyA FORMER city lawyer who claims he made a mess of his life because he was sexually abused at a Jesuit-run school yesterday launched a £5 million (€5.3m) High Court action.Patrick Raggett was subjected... Congratulations - Grand Slam Ireland coach Declan Kidney and team captain Brian O'Driscoll greeting the thousands of fans who turned out for yesterday's homecoming ceremony at the Mansion House in Dublin for the victorious Grand Slam squad. Photograph: Bryan O'Brien... Sick of hateful attacks on faith Sir -- I read with disgust and abhorrence the latest diatribe by Emer O'Kelly (Sunday Independent, Analysis, March 15, 2009). I am sick and tired of her almost weekly attacks against the Catholic Church. How can anyone walk around... Ireland beat Wales to take first Grand Slam since 1948 Sat, Mar 21, 2009 Wales 15 Ireland 17: The Grand Slam famine is over 61 years after Ireland's only previous triumph, as Ireland produced a remarkable performance underpinned by high tensile mental steel to win a truly heart-stopping encounter that... Priest gets suspended term for sex assaults on students Fri, Mar 20, 2009 A PRIEST who sexually assaulted two of his students nearly 40 years ago has received a suspended sentence at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court. Henry Moloney (70), of the Holy Ghost Fathers, Kimmage Manor, has already... Condoms aggravate AIDS crisis, claims Pope Wednesday, March 18, 2009by Victor L Simpson, The Papal Plane POPE BENEDICT XVI said on his way to Africa yesterday that condoms were not the answer in the continent's fight against HIV, and in fact they aggravated the AIDS crisis.Benedict... More Children Becoming Gang Members [UK] More Children Becoming Gang Members [UK]Press Association, March 18 2009 UK Children's Minister Beverley Hughes warned more children becoming members of gangs Parents who allow their children to be drawn into a life of gang violence should be "held... Children must be protected from the will of a conspiring Church We've finally realised that children are not to be fed to the Church's power or sacrificed to its ministers, writes Emer O'Kelly HE looked old and he looked wrecked; a far cry from the plump, effervescently supercilious individual... Legal system needs overhaulSunday Business PostThe fines handed down to solicitors found guilty of misconduct are laughable (Business of Law, 1/3/ 09).If the Law Society has to write to a solicitor 11 times requesting cooperation, what chance has the public of getting fair... Pope will rule today on bishops' child protection plans By John Cooney and Mary Francis Ryan Saturday October 28 2006 THE POPE is expected to deliver his verdict today on revised child protection policies and procedures introduced by the Irish Catholic bishops in the wake of last year's... PAEDOPHILE PARANOIA IN CANADA PAEDOPHILE PARANOIA IN CANADAA child abuse witch-hunt in the town of Cornwall, Ontario now appears to be approaching its end after more than 16 years of investigations. A "paedophile ring" comprising "top people" was supposed to be operating in... And Then There Was One: 17-Year-Old Dropped From Abuse Investigation [TEXAS] 17-Year-Old Dropped From FLDS InvestigationSan Angelo Standard Times, by Paul A. Anthony, March 13, 2009TEXAS: And then there was one.The state's Child Protective Services agency has dropped a 17-year-old mother from its investigation of alleged abuse at the YFZ... TEXAS "ABUSE": One Case Is Closed, Leaving Just One Case Of Original 439 Still Pending State agency asks judge to approve FLDS girl's move to relative's home The Salt Lake Tribune, by Brooke Adams, 12 March 2009 [ In April 2008 the "Child Protection Service" in Texas seized 439 children from... Lawmakers Investigating Past Child Protection Service Actions [TEXAS] Nathan Bernier, KUT News, AUSTIN, Texas, 11 March 2009 Representative Elliot Naishtat Almost a year ago, the state's Child Protective Services removed more than four-hundred children from the Yearning for Zion Ranch outside Eldorado. And a few... Galway to commemorate the suffering of the city's "Magdalen women". Irish Times THE CARVED limestone figure of a woman lifting a veil from her head has been unveiled in Galway to commemorate the suffering of the city's "Magdalen women". Artist and stone mason Mick Wilkins and poet and... More to do with Bishop Magee THE APPOINTMENT by Pope Benedict of an Apostolic Administrator to Cloyne diocese is to be welcomed and Archbishop Dermot Clifford is deserving of support as he undertakes that role. But his appointment is an incomplete exercise. Bishop John Magee... Child safety fears as out-of-hours care denied Tuesday, March 10, 2009Irish Examinerby Caroline O'DohertyCHILDREN suffering abuse, violence and neglect are going undetected and unaided because the Government refuses to fund out-of-hours social services.A staggering 657,000 calls were made to the ISPCC's voluntary Childline service last year but... WITCHES IN IRELAND, THE UK AND NIGERIA There have been nearly 200 comments on the following grisly story about "Child Witches" in Nigeria. One English commentator has pointed out that this kind of witch-hunt is not confined to Third World countries. He refers to three Satanic... Child 'Witches': Accusing The Defenceless AFP "Around The World": Mon Mar 09 2009 When I first arrived in Eket, one of the oil hubs in the Niger Delta, I thought this must be the holiest of all cities in Nigeria. Every few hundred... Cloyne solution was vital to rescue Church's credibility What has happened to Bishop John Magee is extraordinarily rare in the Catholic Church. The appointment of an Apostolic Administrator to a given diocese when the sitting bishop is still technically in place and is not physically or... How Bishop Magee was persuaded to step aside Archbishop of Dublin Diarmuid Martin said Bishop John Magee (above) should do what was in the best interests of child protection in his diocese. What he meant was not lost in translation. Photograph: Mark Kelleher ANALYSIS: Bishop Magee's handling... He's still coming out of this squeaky clean, says complainant BARRY ROCHE, Southern Correspondent Mon, Mar 09, 2009 REACTION: TWO WOMEN who have made complaints that they were sexually abused by a priest in the Diocese of Cloyne have criticised the announcement by Bishop John Magee that he is standing... Catholics have lost confidence, says archbishop PATSY McGARRY, Religious Affairs Correspondent Mon, Mar 09, 2009 CLOYNE CONTROVERSY He said "the important thing is that everything necessary be done to ensure the safeguarding of children within the structures of the church in Ireland. The new standards... Cloyne saga began with complaint to One in Four Bishop of Cloyne John Magee celebrating Mass in St Colman's Cathedral, Cobh on Saturday evening. Photograph: Michael MacSweeney/Provision THE BACKGROUND: THE APPOINTMENT of Archbishop Dermot Clifford as Apostolic Administrator of Cloyne diocese is but the latest... 'Excessive secrecy' over deaths of children in care CARL O'BRIEN, Social Affairs Correspondent Mon, Mar 09, 2009 THE GOVERNMENT and health authorities have been accused of suppressing reports into the deaths of children who were placed in the State's care system. Fine Gael TD Alan Shatter said... Bishop's resignation welcomed inside and outside Church Monday, March 09, 2009Irish ExaminerBy Claire O'SullivanTHE decision by Bishop of Cloyne John Magee to resign from the day-to-day running of his diocese and has been broadly welcomed inside and outside the Church.Archbishop of Cashel and Emly, the most Reverend... Bishop steps down after accusations of child abuse inaction Henry McDonald, Ireland editor The Observer, Sunday 8 March 2009 A senior Irish Catholic bishop, who served as a private secretary to three different popes, has agreed to step down from his post after being accused of mishandling... Embattled bishop hands over control of diocese Magee: 'very difficult' to balance his duties By Ralph Riegel and Don Lavery Sunday March 08 2009 Embattled Bishop of Cloyne John Magee effectively removed himself from running his own diocese yesterday, after asking Pope Benedict to appoint an... STATEMENT FROM CLOYNE DIOCESAN CENTRE STATEMENT FROM CLOYNE DIOCESAN CENTRE STRICTLY EMGARGOED UNTIL 12 NOON TODAY, SATURDAY MARCH 7TH Statement by Bishop Magee on the appointment of Archbishop Dermot Clifford on Apostolic Administrator in the Diocese of Cloyne Bishop Magee... 'Paperwork' will see Cloyne bishop miss confirmations Saturday, March 07, 2009By Claire O'SullivanTHE embattled Bishop of Cloyne, John Magee, has admitted he will not be confirming primary school pupils this year.In a letter to parish priests, Bishop Magee blamed the extensive amount of paperwork required by the... Vatican can be sued over alleged abuse Friday, March 06, 2009by John Breslin IN A landmark ruling a United States federal court has ruled the Vatican can be sued over the alleged sexual abuse of minors.The unprecedented and historic case involves an Irish priest transferred... Church's new child safety guidelines challenged Tuesday, March 03, 2009 Irish Examiner ARE the new Catholic Church guidelines, Safeguarding Children, really a step forward? They include the following provisions: "Preliminary internal" enquiries on receipt of an allegation to decide if it is "credible" before passing... We must break free of Church How sad that David Quinn feels we need an archaic, intolerant and often ugly institution that is the Catholic Church for moral guidance. This is the same Church which failed the children it was charged to protect, then tried,... |